sentencing

To declare a sentence on a convicted person; to doom; to condemn to punishment.

“The judge sentenced the embezzler to ten years in prison, along with a hefty fine.”

To decree or announce as a sentence.

To utter sententiously.

The act of pronouncing a judicial sentence on someone convicted of a crime.

“After the verdict, the sentencing was not delayed.”

The act of creating one or more complete sentences from fragmented thoughts and phrases.

“He struggled with sentencing his frayed and angry verses from poem to prose.”

Relating to a judicial sentence.

“There were no sentencing guidelines for this crime.”